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M Hun I 11 L' L L ins ine r e r 7 re a a u f V f I M t t. t t. t If 1 r t i ir TRIBLE r ATTACK ATTACK t ON WIDE FRONT FRON- NETS BIG GAiNS GAINS GAINS' rt A American Troops Appear on New Salient i S Soissons iss and Join F French in in N New ew a and 1 f f fT fl I r. r t J T f 1 I Important D rive Drive 1 r t J 1 i By United pre Press s. s j. j lf today s smashed h d fo O on Lp three e s t Soissons-Rheims Soissons O 9 s Rheims sa salient ent tearing into the German Gernan lines fort i r ga gains gains of f more t than an two miles a at s some e poi points ts v I f 7 td ft I 1 T The e attacks s were ere pt made de on on th the ou h s southern pa fc p. p f e s- s o the pocket b nearly nearly- twenty twenty miles s ul V i ito f to A The J tp tn p of f. f kind and the important hill iII 29 wera tj fc I i ll J 1 I 1 J tj ur had ad held the allied wood which hecL up advance In in the cen center days was as en entirety entirely lr M f. f enemy t y W 7 American troops made their appearance on the east side of the salient for the first time They were reported advancing toward the Ardre valley near en Ville r At the same time the Germans showed unusual activity ty on widely scattered sectors of the French front feeling out the allied positions ns by attempted surprie surprise attacks attach near Rheims in the y of Montdidier and in the Verdun sector ector t 2 The appearance of a new German Gennan army anny under Gener General i Eb Eben en was reported d t through hr h L London on d n. n i 1 LATE UTE REPORTS TELL OF OF S SUCCESS fl By ay y United Press 1 A t PARIS Aug 1 4 4 p p. p m New m.-New New advances by y the theand Americ Americans and French french were reported over a large part th the Rheims Rh Rheims ims J battlefront today 4 1 The allies went forward rd on the Saponay region between n t le Ie Chateau and Fere-en- Fere Fere en in the Arcy wood district t ne near i. i and made fairly considerable progress toward the Rheims Rheim road in in the neighborhood of Bligny 2 i South of the Fismes Courmont-Fismes road the Americans url d'- d' ju juback back the Germans into the woods ne near r Aj P vy On the right flank of the salient ih the Am Americans ri ns are ma making u progress t toward ward th the A Ardre valley in 10 the region of Ville en no 1 b. b 1 1 I ALLIES HAVE MOST RESERVEs RESERVES or i y By United P Press L LONDON Aug i L For L-For Fo For the first iri time this year i the the- allies allies' ii 7 v fresh reserves are are now now stronger numerically than those of the the Ger Ger- Ger 5 a jh is although the he German armies as a wholes whole still stronger in n num numbers it w was was' s learned today I i By Associated Press J 4 WITH THE AMERICAN AR ARMY ARY Y ON ON- THE I NE AR j FRONT Aug 1 The L-The The Franco American forces on on th tile the main mam battlefront battle front continued yesterday t the e process of str straightening ight i g. g go o out t the n v They scored advances in n this effort the Americans American pushing beyond Sergy to within two kilometers of Chamery H v The Th allied q forces effected effect their pro progress res against g t. t s stubborn derman der- der Ger man Plan resistance c ce Chamery the town the Americans now a are approaching e ma s. s the spot where Lieutenant Q entin Ro Roosevelt sevel fell to his i de l recently with his airplane By Dy Associated Press toS ii l American and French troops have begun a. a turning a-turning movement J Which i if if successful will compel a German retirement over over overa a wi wd wide j sector east of of Fere-en- Fere Fere en at the center of the Soi s i E Rheims salient They have attacked over over- overa a front of over hr three miles on ea each h sid side of Nesles the apex of the allied wedge of f the Th Their ir greatest advance was toward the east where the Americans pushed on some distance from the town of Sergy Sery and approached Chamery Although the announced purpose of the attack vas he straightening straightening straight straight- ening of the line this his is really secondary to the outflanking of It Germans to the southward The enemy enemy Is holding very strong positions at tern more or less the he bulge and St st. Gemme where this i in the salient has been leen lessened lessened- and line Une is still Jess less than five miles mUes from th Germans are aren on higher ground har d the Marne and a continued advance formerly But at two vital points points- between Nesles and would and arid of cf Grand ROi to force ce him to fall back to escape being there are deep indentations In the Gei Gel cut of Off from the rear mar lines These Thes offer good DANGEROUS DANGEROUS' POSITION off oW places for tor the Americans Americana a and d f t As long longas as they remain south of ofa u a uline French when they are ready to 9 m line running generally between Rheims d f. f fand f- f t and Soissons the Gel Germans mans arb arfe subject Berlin while reporting the the re ie to tn violent bombardments which can allied d and espe mU American ef ef demoralize th their ir communication om rys- rys Continued on on n p page ge S G. G J. J M f 4 t p. p J t 1 j 1 r T TALLIES ALLIES KEEP GOING I DESPITE HUN RESISTANCE I Advance Made by i I and Americans on onI I Wide Fr nt I it ed 1 g day on th b ad the to the British The German war office claims that the pI captured since July 1 now aggregate The official I total of Germans taken by the s ws i iOTHER OTHER FRONTS QUIET The opening of Uie fifth ye r of the great war finds other sectors and other in rance Italy and Maced relatively quiet r have b f u actions here and there out except for the of a. a raid In the Mont Mont- area the Is Inactive Unofficial received in Paris are to the effect the German command com com- mand has attempted Withdraw more troop from the astern front The German commander in Russia Is said to have declared It would be unsafe to take troops from there British avIators again have bombed the Rhine cities ot Stuttgart and Co- Co blenz A fire was started at Stuttgart Important military objects In the region west of the also have been attacked with g od j |